Battle of Mardia | |||||||
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Part of the civil wars of the Tetrarchy | |||||||
![]() Left: bust of Licinius in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; right: head of the colossal statue of Constantine I in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Constantine | Licinius | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Constantine the Great | Licinius, Valerius Valens | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Mardia, also known as Battle of Campus Mardiensis[1] or Battle of Campus Ardiensis, was fought in late 316/early 317 between the forces of Roman Emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Its location was probably modern Harmanli (Bulgaria) in Thrace.[2]